fix
(transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
(transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
Origin: From , borrowed from (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fastened; fixed, from , from to drive in; stick; fasten, from . Related to dig. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US
(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US
(transitive) To mend, to repair.
The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
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